All posts tagged Kathryn Ruemmler

A Republican lawmaker wants to revisit the inquiries into a 2012 incident involving Secret Service agents hiring prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, ahead of a presidential trip.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah) wants the White House to turn over any documents relating to a review by then-White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler of whether any White House staffers were involved in misconduct along with Secret Service and military personnel. Read More »

Whenever President Barack Obama names a replacement for departing Attorney General Eric Holder, he’s likely to choose from among his top loyalists.

The president’s key second-term appointments have followed the same pattern: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew were all close to Mr. Obama and shared his core philosophies and confidences – which wasn’t always the case for their first term counterparts. Read More »

But Republicans pointed to a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last week that Mr. Obama had exceeded his authority in making certain executive appointments in defending the impending lawsuit, which House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said he would bring over the White House’s use of executive actions. Read More »

A senior Republican lawmaker said on Sunday that captured terrorist suspects—including the man who pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges related to the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya—should be held at the prison on the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Ahmed Abu Khatallahappeared in federal court in Washington on Saturday, where he was charged by the Justice Department with a single count of conspiracy to “provide material support and resources to terrorists resulting in death.” The 2012 attacks at the American consulate in Benghazi led to the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Read More »

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has faith in his chief lawyer and agrees with her decision not to inform him of a pending report on the Internal Revenue Service’s improper targeting of conservative groups, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday.

The president “believes that the counsel’s decision was the right one,” Mr. Carney said in reference to Kathryn Ruemmler, head of the Office of the White House Counsel. Read More »

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